2010 COMPUTEX TAIPEI, TAIWAN & SANTA BARBARA USA: D2 Technologies, a leader in embedded IP communications software platforms, announced that it is showcasing the industry’s broadest range of VoIP platform offerings for OEMs/ODMs through on- and off-floor demonstrations with the world’s leading semiconductor vendors during the COMPUTEX 30 Taipei tradeshow.
D2’s vPort Gateway (GW) embedded VoIP software allows manufacturers to use their IC platforms of choice to quickly deliver advanced Integrated Access Devices (IADs), residential gateways and other CPE with optimized, carrier-grade VoIP functionality over wireline, WiFi and WiMAX connections.
“COMPUTEX provides an ideal venue for us to highlight D2’s remarkable market penetration and breadth of VoIP platforms and applications for manufacturers,” said Doug Makishima, chief operating officer at D2 Technologies.
“The broad support we enjoy across the chip and ODM ecosystem is key to enabling our manufacturing customers to minimize risk and accelerate time-to-market for their best-in-class VoIP devices.”
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Carriers joining with utilities in smart grid evolution
MONTREAL, CANADA: Government regulations and money continue to be the key drivers for smart grid deployments in North America according to Maravedis' latest research report entitled, "Smart Grids and the New Utility" produced in partnership with the Telecommunications Management program (TLMN) at the University of Maryland University.
"Smart Grids will in the long term realize the Grid's full capacity as a two-way, IP-enabled, communication pipeline with value added services," said Maravedis technology strategist Mead Eblan, who directed research for the report. "Vendors in all areas who can provide innovative solutions for real-time monitoring, data aggregation, and consumer feedback will reap the benefits of this emerging market."
The current level of commitment to smart grids varies widely across utilities. Despite all the excitement, to-date most roll-outs have been in secondary markets involving small clusters of trial users. "This is a very fragmented market with over 4,000 electrical distribution utilities in the US," added Adlane Fellah, Research Director at Maravedis.
Select key findings
Utilities. The three types of utilities are investor-owned, municipal and cooperatives. They have different agendas and regulatory frameworks governing them, from national to state to counties and townships.
Carriers. While the utility segment has been re-ignited among carriers, notably in the wireless arena under promising M2M opportunities, many utilities hesitate to outsource network infrastructure needs.
Vendors. Many smart metering programs are incorporating wireless interconnectivity. While many vendors are lining up behind WiMAX solutions, the success of LTE will be determined by 4G deployments over the next couple of years.
Consumers. Smart metering is the beginning of the Smart Grid transformation. Their value must be properly communicated to rate-payers.
Standards. New levels of standards protocols need to be agreed on, from device to network, and especially across utilities driving the need for open ‘utility-agnostic' solutions and devices.
"Smart Grids will in the long term realize the Grid's full capacity as a two-way, IP-enabled, communication pipeline with value added services," said Maravedis technology strategist Mead Eblan, who directed research for the report. "Vendors in all areas who can provide innovative solutions for real-time monitoring, data aggregation, and consumer feedback will reap the benefits of this emerging market."
The current level of commitment to smart grids varies widely across utilities. Despite all the excitement, to-date most roll-outs have been in secondary markets involving small clusters of trial users. "This is a very fragmented market with over 4,000 electrical distribution utilities in the US," added Adlane Fellah, Research Director at Maravedis.
Select key findings
Utilities. The three types of utilities are investor-owned, municipal and cooperatives. They have different agendas and regulatory frameworks governing them, from national to state to counties and townships.
Carriers. While the utility segment has been re-ignited among carriers, notably in the wireless arena under promising M2M opportunities, many utilities hesitate to outsource network infrastructure needs.
Vendors. Many smart metering programs are incorporating wireless interconnectivity. While many vendors are lining up behind WiMAX solutions, the success of LTE will be determined by 4G deployments over the next couple of years.
Consumers. Smart metering is the beginning of the Smart Grid transformation. Their value must be properly communicated to rate-payers.
Standards. New levels of standards protocols need to be agreed on, from device to network, and especially across utilities driving the need for open ‘utility-agnostic' solutions and devices.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Cortado delivers mobile desktop solution for Google Android
BERLIN, GERMANY: Mobile business expert Cortado now offers its Cortado Workplace, a free cloud desktop solution for mobile applications, for Android, Google’s mobile operating system.
This Android solution is available now for download at the Android Market or from the Cortado website. Android users can now join over 15,000 smartphone users that rely on Cortado Workplace every day.
Cortado Workplace allows users to remotely store, access, view and manage documents through a smartphone, PC or Mac. The solution provides users with a 1GB online storage space where documents can be saved using a mobile file manager.
In addition, documents can be printed to any local or network printer. In order to use the printer, the user simply needs to connect, through Cortado Workplace, with the relevant Wi-Fi network.
“Since its entry into the market, Google’s mobile operating system has steadily increased its market share,” states Dirk Löwenberg, business director online sales & services at Cortado.
“The ever increasing number of Android devices, including the popular Motorola Milestone and Google’s Nexus One, as well as the convincing usability of the system, lead analysts to believe that Google Android devices are destined for a large market share. We are sure that aside from its foreseeable success, Android is ideal for enterprise solutions. For Cortado as an innovative provider, it is important that this operating system is compatible with our cloud printing function. At the same time, we have come closer to our goal of offering cross-platform solutions.”
This Android solution is available now for download at the Android Market or from the Cortado website. Android users can now join over 15,000 smartphone users that rely on Cortado Workplace every day.
Cortado Workplace allows users to remotely store, access, view and manage documents through a smartphone, PC or Mac. The solution provides users with a 1GB online storage space where documents can be saved using a mobile file manager.
In addition, documents can be printed to any local or network printer. In order to use the printer, the user simply needs to connect, through Cortado Workplace, with the relevant Wi-Fi network.
“Since its entry into the market, Google’s mobile operating system has steadily increased its market share,” states Dirk Löwenberg, business director online sales & services at Cortado.
“The ever increasing number of Android devices, including the popular Motorola Milestone and Google’s Nexus One, as well as the convincing usability of the system, lead analysts to believe that Google Android devices are destined for a large market share. We are sure that aside from its foreseeable success, Android is ideal for enterprise solutions. For Cortado as an innovative provider, it is important that this operating system is compatible with our cloud printing function. At the same time, we have come closer to our goal of offering cross-platform solutions.”
Leading Eastern-European MNO strengthens trust in Orga Systems
PADERBORN, GERMANY: Orga Systems, the #1 choice for real-time charging and billing, announces that its long-term customer, a leading Eastern-European MNO has upgraded its Orga Systems real-time data charging and active mediation solution.
The upgrade meets the operators' need to support growing demand on data services, operators everywhere in the world are reporting. The growing demand results from increasing 3G network deployments, mobile broadband subscriptions and Smartphones. Orga Systems' solution enables service bundles for SMS and mobile broadband and bearer dependent charging for the differentiation of services alike.
Enabling 3G-services - way to further growth
Operators are investing much to deliver advanced services to their customers, thus making Mobile Broadband grow at exponential rates.
3G Americas and Informa Telecoms and Media recently published the following figures: In this year's first quarter, there were 4.3 billion 3G connections worldwide. At 493 million UMTS-HSPA connections, 3G mobile broadband subscriptions are approaching the half billion mark. This number continues to grow and represents 11.4 percent of all subscriptions. In the light of these figures, solutions like Orga Systems' real-time data charging and active mediation solution become essential for operators.
Prepare for upcoming challenges
To be prepared for the upcoming challenges, it is essential for MNOs to maximize their mobile broadband and data revenue streams. Active mediation and real-time charging control for all services fight revenue leakage and drive uptake of new services significantly.
Orga Systems' real-time data charging and active mediation platform offers conformity to 3GPPTM specifications. It enables telecom service providers to manage all billing and charging transactions of IP and data billing in real time. Combined with Orga Systems' real-time billing products, it guarantees flexible pricing models, context sensitive charging, advanced IP session management and revenue assurance.
The upgrade meets the operators' need to support growing demand on data services, operators everywhere in the world are reporting. The growing demand results from increasing 3G network deployments, mobile broadband subscriptions and Smartphones. Orga Systems' solution enables service bundles for SMS and mobile broadband and bearer dependent charging for the differentiation of services alike.
Enabling 3G-services - way to further growth
Operators are investing much to deliver advanced services to their customers, thus making Mobile Broadband grow at exponential rates.
3G Americas and Informa Telecoms and Media recently published the following figures: In this year's first quarter, there were 4.3 billion 3G connections worldwide. At 493 million UMTS-HSPA connections, 3G mobile broadband subscriptions are approaching the half billion mark. This number continues to grow and represents 11.4 percent of all subscriptions. In the light of these figures, solutions like Orga Systems' real-time data charging and active mediation solution become essential for operators.
Prepare for upcoming challenges
To be prepared for the upcoming challenges, it is essential for MNOs to maximize their mobile broadband and data revenue streams. Active mediation and real-time charging control for all services fight revenue leakage and drive uptake of new services significantly.
Orga Systems' real-time data charging and active mediation platform offers conformity to 3GPPTM specifications. It enables telecom service providers to manage all billing and charging transactions of IP and data billing in real time. Combined with Orga Systems' real-time billing products, it guarantees flexible pricing models, context sensitive charging, advanced IP session management and revenue assurance.
Mobile TV opportunity for European operators
SUNNYVALE, UAS: Telegent Systems has released the research findings that point to significant potential for free-to-air mobile TV.
As much as 58 percent of the British online research sample identified at least one environment, such as while on a train/ bus/ tube, queuing, or in the home or at work/ their desk, in which they would be likely to use a free-to-air mobile TV service. The potential magnifies among the younger demographic groups – 80 percent of 18-24 year olds and 76 percent of 25-34 year olds.
"The availability of mobile TV in the European market contrasts sharply with 'developing' markets such as Africa, Asia and Latin America where it is proving extremely popular," said Samuel Sheng, president and CEO of Telegent.
"To date European operators and consumers have been understandably held back by regulatory and standards confusion, unproven technologies and the costs associated with building and operating mobile specific TV platforms. All of these issues can be avoided by using the existing broadcast TV infrastructure and building the receiver technology into the handset."
Telegent's free-to-air TV receivers, 80 million of which have now been shipped to a range of manufacturers including Samsung and ZTE, provide consumers with free and easy access to broadcast TV services.
The free-to-air mobile TV service is a significant market differentiator, clearly in demand by consumers that can be further exploited by operators. Mobile operators can increase their engagement with subscribers and use the core platform to encourage the consumption of premium TV and interactive services – exactly the same model that is exploited so well in traditional broadcasting.
"Major events like the World Cup are now focussing the spotlight on mobile TV around the world," continued Sheng. "It's an event that you want to see live, wherever you are, but next month, as the first ball is kicked, it's likely that more people in Lagos than London will have access to live mobile TV. By the time the Olympics come round in 2012, that situation ought to be reversed."
As much as 58 percent of the British online research sample identified at least one environment, such as while on a train/ bus/ tube, queuing, or in the home or at work/ their desk, in which they would be likely to use a free-to-air mobile TV service. The potential magnifies among the younger demographic groups – 80 percent of 18-24 year olds and 76 percent of 25-34 year olds.
"The availability of mobile TV in the European market contrasts sharply with 'developing' markets such as Africa, Asia and Latin America where it is proving extremely popular," said Samuel Sheng, president and CEO of Telegent.
"To date European operators and consumers have been understandably held back by regulatory and standards confusion, unproven technologies and the costs associated with building and operating mobile specific TV platforms. All of these issues can be avoided by using the existing broadcast TV infrastructure and building the receiver technology into the handset."
Telegent's free-to-air TV receivers, 80 million of which have now been shipped to a range of manufacturers including Samsung and ZTE, provide consumers with free and easy access to broadcast TV services.
The free-to-air mobile TV service is a significant market differentiator, clearly in demand by consumers that can be further exploited by operators. Mobile operators can increase their engagement with subscribers and use the core platform to encourage the consumption of premium TV and interactive services – exactly the same model that is exploited so well in traditional broadcasting.
"Major events like the World Cup are now focussing the spotlight on mobile TV around the world," continued Sheng. "It's an event that you want to see live, wherever you are, but next month, as the first ball is kicked, it's likely that more people in Lagos than London will have access to live mobile TV. By the time the Olympics come round in 2012, that situation ought to be reversed."
Mentum completes acquisition of Ascom’s Network Planning Business unit
PARIS, FRANCE: Mentum, the industry’s leading wireless access and backhaul network planning and optimization company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Ascom’s network planning business creating the global leader in the network planning space.
The acquisition includes the TEMS CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner product lines, intellectual property, customer contracts, member staff, equipment and office located in Kista, Sweden.
With the acquisition, initially announce on April 16, Mentum has assumed all of Ascom’s product-related commitments and will honor the currently committed TEMS™ CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner roadmap and will continue to sell and support the products. Ascom’s network planning unit and Kista office location will be seamlessly incorporated into Mentum’s core business.
Bernard Breton, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer at Mentum, said: “The addition of TEMS CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner to our family of products enables us to bring together some of the strongest solutions and competencies in the market space. Ascom customers will benefit from the breadth and depth of our solutions, our commitment to unsurpassed quality and our renowned R&D and world-class technologies that have led to our strong leadership position in the network planning industry.”
The acquisition includes the TEMS CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner product lines, intellectual property, customer contracts, member staff, equipment and office located in Kista, Sweden.
With the acquisition, initially announce on April 16, Mentum has assumed all of Ascom’s product-related commitments and will honor the currently committed TEMS™ CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner roadmap and will continue to sell and support the products. Ascom’s network planning unit and Kista office location will be seamlessly incorporated into Mentum’s core business.
Bernard Breton, Chief Operating and Strategy Officer at Mentum, said: “The addition of TEMS CellPlanner and TEMS LinkPlanner to our family of products enables us to bring together some of the strongest solutions and competencies in the market space. Ascom customers will benefit from the breadth and depth of our solutions, our commitment to unsurpassed quality and our renowned R&D and world-class technologies that have led to our strong leadership position in the network planning industry.”
Apple sells 2 million iPads in less than 60 days
CUPERTINO, USA: Apple announced that iPad sales have topped 2 million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.
"Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone."
iPad allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad's revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface.
iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.
Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch.
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications.
Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
"Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone."
iPad allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad's revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface.
iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.
Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch.
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications.
Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
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